Hill ClimbHill Climb
It’s UP to you where you go
Did you know that your road racing vehicle likes to get away from the track sometimes? We did. That’s why SCCA made hill climbs the fourth 
and top level of the Time Trials program. There are no more fences and no more grandstands. Full safety gear is mandatory as it’s just you, your car and a mountain road. Hill Climb events are run on paved mountain roads over short distances, and in the true spirit of racing, fast time wins.
Videos from the 2007 Wolf Ridge Hillclimb
King of the Hill George Bowland in the BBR Shark
Steven Rankins in his Subaru WRX STi
Multiple cars by Brad Gates and Tommy Richardson
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June 7 & 8, 2008
It’s the Second Annual Wolf Ridge Hill Climb! North of Asheville, NC and just minutes off I-26 Wolf Ridge will challenge the most seasoned hill climbers and racers. It will take preparation, nerves of steel and a bit of luck to master this hill. You will get a chance to show off your driving skills as spectators have the chance to watch one of the most “on the edge” driving competitions in North America.
August 2 & 3, 2008
Cool nights, warm days and hot cars all come together at The Lodges at Eagles Nest for the 2nd Rock ’N Road Hill Climb. Your talent be tested as you rocket down hill then back up at the soon-to-be legendary Stone Wall Corner. Scenic vistas, great music and relaxed atmosphere make this an event you’ll want to do for years to come…so start planning NOW!
Sunday Aug. 3, 2008
Press Contact: Mark Seiler, Marketing/PR 704-898-0141 mark@ccrscca.com
BANNER ELK, NC - At the Second Annual Rock-N-Road Hill Climb at the Lodges at Eagles Nest John Finger, whose racing career includes multiple wins at the Chimney Rock Hill Climb and the 24 Hours of Daytona, returned to hill climbing in dramatic fashion. With little time left and “King of the Hill” honors in hand he loaded up his Riley Protofab Super Vee only to see his victory being snatched away by fellow Greenville, SC resident Gary Ramsey in his Cobra replica. Finger then unloaded his car for one last run and was able to recapture the crown. “I really had to pedal hard for this one.” said Finger, “I’m on top of the hill, not over it.” Finger’s winning time was 1:28.368, one and a half seconds faster than Ramsey. For Ramsey, whose background is decades of circle track racing, it was only his second attempt at a hill climb in a car that he builds and sells; the ‘66 Cobra Replica.
The top street-legal car was a 2006 Subaru WRX STI driven to, from and at the event by Steven Rankins with a time of 1:34.733, good for seventh overall.
The closest competition of the weekend was in C-Street Prepared class where Jeremy Cox edged defending CSP Champ Willie Stock by .059 seconds in a back and forth battle that saw Cox’s car go down with mechanical problems on Saturday afternoon only to be fixed by noon Sunday and return to action. It was Cox’s first hill climb win.
North Carolina Weekend featured last year’s Rock ‘n Road Hillclimb on their show.
View the segment here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McGSxffzfxo
